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Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Greek Monolingual

-η, -ο (AM ἐπίψογος, -ον)
εκτεθειμένος στον ψόγο, αξιοκατάκριτος («οὐδὲν μέντοι δεῑ θαυμάζειν τούτων τῶν ἐπιψόγων αὐτοῖς γιγνομένων», Ξεν.)
αρχ.
ψογερός, αυτός που ψέγει κάποιον («ἐπίψογος φάτις»).